Automatic recording of telephone numbers



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AUTOMATIC RECORDING OF TELEPHONE NUMBERS Original Filed April 25, 1947 15 Sheets-Sheet 5 FIG. 5

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Patented Dot. 7, 1952 "AUTOMATIC RECORDING F TELEPHONE NUMBERS Rudolph Frank Stehlik, Antwerp, Belgium, as-

signor to Automatic Electric Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Delaware Original application April 25, 1947, Serial No.

743,964. Divided and this application November 30, 1949, Serial No. 130,127.

Britain July 26, 1939 In Great Section 1, Public Law 690, August 8, 1946 Patent expires July 26, 1959 7 Claims.

The present invention relates to automatic or semi-automatic telephone systems and is more particularly concerned with telephone systems extending over a large area involving somewhat complicated numbering or designation schemes. The present application is a division of the copending application of Rudolph Frank Stehlik, Serial No. 743,964, 'filedApril 25, 1947.

For instance a large. area may include a number of zones, each having a number of exchanges and in order to set up automatically interzone calls between subscribers it will be necessary to transmit "a predetermined number of zone-designating digits and a predetermined number of subscriber-designating digits which latter digits include ,a predetermined number of exchange designating digits. On certain interzone calls however variations may occur in said predetermined numbers of digits which give rise to the necessity of providing means for meeting the condition and'it is the object of the invention to provide such means.

According, therefore, to one feature of the invention equipment for controlling the setting up and timing of a connection and the connecting up and operation of a recording arrangement for recording particulars'of the connection at the termination thereoffis designed to caterfor a predetermined number of digits (including a predetermined number of zone-designating and a predetermined number, of subscriber-designating digits) andis adapted to respond automatically when specific connections are set up necessitating a modification of one at least of said predetermined numbers of digits to enable the equipment to perform its various functions in the manner necessitated by suchspecific connections.

On certain inter-zone call-s a variation occurs in respect of the number of zone-designating digits and according toa further feature of the invention a register-translator is arranged to control the setting up of connections to other zones in response to a predetermined number of zone-designating digitsfland when the zone-designating digits ionspecific connections are less than such predetermined number arrangements are provided wherebythe next suceeding digit is employed in the register-translator for zone determination and is also re-transmitted to the desired zone.

According to another feature of the invention a storage device for storing all the necessary particulars of a connection and for controlling the operation of a recording arrangement to record said particulars, the control exerted by said device being such that a distinction is made on the record between the zone designating digits and the local designating digits.

According to yet another feature of the invention a storage device for storing all the necessary particulars of a connection and for controlling the operation of a recording arrangement to record said particulars is designed to cater for a predetermined number of zone-designating digits an indication being given on the record when the last zone-designating digit has been recorded and is adapted to respond automatically when specific connections are set up necessitating a modification in said predetermined number of zone-designating digits to enable the storage device to control the recording arrangement so that said indication'is given after the different number of zone-designating digits have been recorded.

On other inter' zone calls particularly special service calls the total number of digits transmitted are varied and according to a'still further feature of the invention a register-translator is arranged to control the setting up of connections to other zones in response to a predetermined number' of digits and for specific connections requiring a smaller number of digits a code signal is adapted to be transmitted thereto to indicate that the last digit has been received to enable the register translator to release from the connection after it has effected the appropriate control in the setting up thereof in response to said smaller number of digits.

The invention will be better understood from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings comprising Figs. 1-15. These drawings show part of a telephone system of the general kind disclosed in U. S. Patent No. 2,369,071 granted on February 6, 1945, to John E. Ostline, and in U. S. Patent No. 2,272,475 granted on February 10, 1942, to John E. Ostline.

In these drawings Fig. 1 indicates the necessary circuits of the toll line control circuit to enable the invention to be understood.

Figs. 2-6 show the circuits of the registertranslator or converter which should be arranged as shown in Fig. 7.

Fig. 8 is a table showing the digit code which is employed and 7 Figs. 9-14 show the circuits of the printer-- controller which should be arranged as shown in Fig. 15. 1

Referring now to Fig. 1 the toll line control circuit is taken into use by the extension of battery over conductor 61 and earth over conductor 68, which causes the operation of relays 33 and 35 respectively which at armatures 34 and 36 close a circuit for the slow-to-release relay 31. Relay 31 at armature 38 closes an obvious circuit for relay 39 which at armature 40 closes an obvious circuit for slow-to-release relay 4|. Relay 4| in operating at armature 42 completes a circuit extending from earth at armature 21, armatures 30, 42, 44, interrupter contacts I0, winding of magnet 62 to battery. The wipers of the switch CF are thus rotated in search of an idle registertranslator or converter and when this occurs relay 43 operates over a circuit which is not shown and at armature 44 opens the above-traced circuit for the magnet 62. The toll line control circuit is adapted to receive digits in code form from a register-translator at the originating exchange and to store the digits on groups of storage relays of which groups IV and VIII only are shown. The first digits received by the toll line control circuit and which are repeated to the converter, form the called party's number. This will comprise seven digits, of which the first two represent the zone of the called party, the next two the called party's exchange and the last three the called partys number in the exchange.

The code employed comprises a cycle of four impulses for each digit and four storage relays are provided for storing the digit. The arrangements are such that although four impulses are transmitted for each cycle not all the storage relays are operated but only an appropriate combination in accordance with the digit which is to be stored. The impulses are received in the toll line control circuit over conductors 61 or 68, those transmitted over conductors 61 serving to control stepping of the wipers of the switch IP, and also to cause the operation of the appropriate storage relays, while those received over conductor 68, control the stepping of the wipers of the switch IP only. This operation is, in general, the same as that described in the application of J. E. Ostline, Serial No. 278,729, filed June 12, 1939, now Patent No. 2,272,475, granted on February 10, 1942, and will not be described in detail. The earth which is transmitted over wipers 65 and 66 is also extended over circuits which are not shown, to wipers I00, IOI, I02 and I03 to cause the operation of the appropriate relays of the storage group relays I20, I30, I40 and I50 in accordance with the digits forming the called partys number only.

As will be described later the converter controls the transmission over the junction line of nondecimal digits which are determined by the two zone-designating digits and also causes the remaining five digits of the called party's number to be transmitted without change in order to eiTect the setting up of the connection and the impulses forming these digits are repeated through the toll line control circuit by relay I I0. When the connection has been set up to the called subscriber relay 2| in the toll line control circuit operates in respone to an alternating current signal and at armature 22 extends earth over armature II, upper winding of relay ID to battery. Relay I which is a two-step relay operates its X armature I2 only at this time but at the end of the signal it operates fully and at armature I I prepares a circuit for operating relay I3. This circuit is completed on the operation of relay 2| in response to an alternating current signal which is transmittted when the called 4 party replies. Relay I3 is also a two-step relay and closes its X armature I5 only at this stage. At the end of the signal the relay operates fully and armature |6 closes a circuit for relay I! which at armatures I8 and causes reverse battery supervision to be given.

The next operation of the toll line control circuit comprises the timing of the call and this is begun after a certain grace period when relay 29 operates. Relay 29 in operating locks to earth at armature 3| and at armature 32 closes a circuit from the time-pulse conductor 69 over armatures 28, and I9, winding of relay to battery.

Earth impulses at the rate of one every five seconds are transmitted over conductor and repeated by relay 25 to cause the stepping of a switch (not shown) which is adapted to record the time of the call. When the calling party hangs up his receiver at the end of the call relays 33 and 35 release followed by relays 31, 39 and 4|. The toll line control circuit remains held, however, due to a circuit which is not shown, and on the release of relay 4|, the following circuit is closed: earth, armatures 21, 30 in its operated position, 42, 44, interrupter contacts I0, winding of magnet 62 to battery. The wipers of the switch CF are again stepped but this time in search of an idle printer-controller and when this is found relay 43 again operates to open the above-traced circuit at armature 44. The stored information is now transferred from the toll line control circuit to the printer-controller and when this operation is complete the toll line control circuit is released. The release operations will not be described since they will be understood from the last-mentioned Ostline patent.

If, however, the call which is being set up is a special service call from the operator of the exchange at which the toll line control circuit is located to the central exchange of another zone, the call will not be timed since no charge is to be made, and in addition a record is not made of the call. In order to prevent these two operations it is necessary to prevent relay 25 from being impulsed from conductor 69 and also to prevent the closure of the second hunting circuit fOr the magnet 62. Now a special service call may be set up by the operator by dialling three digits only and it is arranged that when such a call is being set up a code signal is transmitted to the toll line control circuit which causes the operation of three relays in the fourth storage groups IV in the toll line control circuit. This group of storage relays comprises relays 45, 48, 5| and 54 and it is arranged that relays 45, 48, and 5| are operated. When this occurs earth is extended over armatures 41, 50, 53, winding of relay 26 to battery. Relay 26 in operating at armature 2'! prevents the completion of the second hunting circuit for the magnet 62 and at armature 28 prevents the completion of the impulsing circuit to the relay 25. As a result the timing of the call is preventedand no printer-controller is taken into use. Other circuit changes also take place which enable the toll line control circuit to be released immediately the originating operator withdraws her plug from the jack.

It will, of course, be understood that the circuits shqwn in Fig. 1 are very incomplete, but it is believed that sufiicient details have been given in order to enable the invention to be understood in view of the previously mentioned Ostline patents.

Referring now to the register-translator or converter which is shown in Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6,

which'figures'should be arrangedasshown'in'r'ig. 7 to given complete circuit, the converter is taken into use from thetoll line control circuit by the extension of earth over wiper I06 to cause the operation of relay 3I0. The "following relays are now operated in consequence of the operation of relay 3I'0; relays 240,180, 250, 230-and'320-(over its upper winding) Relay 320 is a self -inte'rrupting relay owing to its armature 322 and is e'rnployed as an impulse-generator, the condenser 323 being connected in series with thelower winding so that the rate of impulsing is capable of being varied.

When the first digit has been transferred from the storage relays in. the toll line control circ'uitto the-storage relays I20, I30, I and 150 in the converter relay 330 operates on'the next energisation of relay 320. Re1ay330 is employed'p'ar ticularly for initiating the transmission of impulses from the converter. mally short-circuited an'dthe-short-circuit is removed only when the converter and subsequent circuits are ready. In addition relay 330 controls the stepping of a switch in the toll line control circuit in order to-effectthe successive transfer;

of the digits from thiscircuit to the converter and it controls the stepping of the switch OP in the converter. Relay 330 controls the initiation of impulse transmission by placingrelay .230 in the converter under the control of the impulsing relay 320. The operation and release of relay 230 in synchronism with relay 320 causes the twodirectional switch TDI to be set vertically in accordance with the gfirst zone-designating digit transferred to the converter and it alsocauses the switch S to be moved one stepjfor-each vertical step of the switch TDI. The switch s by virtue of the connections extending between the bank contacts associated with wipers 383 and 384 and the armatures of the storage relays, acts as a decoding switch and when the number of vertical steps taken by the two-directional switch correspond to the numerical value of'the digit stored, relay 350 operates and closes a circuit for relay 340 which on energising opens the circuit for the vertical magnet. 389 of the switch TDI. Relay 330 is "also released at this time whereupon the switch in the toll linecontrolrcircuit mentioned above is stepped to the next position and the wipers of the switch OP are stepped to position 2.

The storage relays are now energised in accordance with the second digitand the wipers of the two-directional switch TDI are rotated into the level in accordance with the numerical value of the second digitin'a similar manner to that de-, scribed above for the vertical magnet. Relay 280 is energised during the setting of the twodirectional switch'TDI and releaseswhen this is completed. Relay 330 is now short-circuited over the following circuit: earth at armature 315, armature 213, contact 3 and wiper-315 to resist-'- ance 338.

When the equipment-at'the distant exchange is in a condition to receive impulses from the converter, a momentary alternating "current signal is transmitted to the toll line control circuit to cause theoperation of relay 2I as'previously described which closes armature I08 to cause earth to be extended over armature I01, wiper I04 and bank contact, armature I1I in its rest position, upper winding of relay 210 to' battery. Relay 210 looks over armature 212, its locking circuit'being opened on the termination'of the first impulse series. Relay 210 at armature 213 opens the Its circuit is -ncr-' above traced short circuit from around relay 330 to enable impulse transmission from the convefte'rto commence. -At this time relay 330 inv addition at armature 336 extends earth over armature 284 in its resting position to battery over'tne winding of -'relay I10. Relay I10 at armature I-1I' completes the following impulse-repeating circuit "from the converter to the toll line" ontrol circuit-earth,armature 245, wiper asi-cnany'cr contacts 2-I 2 or I4-25, armatures 344,=-352,i242, 2 3l, wip'er 310 on contact 3, armatures 3I'3. I1I,-wipe'r I04, armatures I01, I08, wi'n'din'gbf relay IIO to battery. Relay IIO repeats the impulses in the form of alternating current impulses over the junction line conductors I16 and H1. The impulses which are now transmitted iram a series of non-decimal impulse trains the number of impulses in these trains being determined by cross-comiections extending-from the banks associated with wiper 318 to 382 of'the switch TDI and the contacts associatedwith wipers ass-and 386 of, the switch S, thi's'switch acting 'at this time as a sender control='switch. When the appropriate number of impulses haveb'een transmitted relay 340 operates end-a1; armature 344 opens the above circuit.

"I'h'e'number of non-decimal impulse trains normally transmitted is five although the circuit is adapted to transmitless than five. Assuming that five trains are transmitted, the wipers of the switch -'OP-wil1 then be in position 8. With wipers 315-on contact 8,'relay-330 is short-circuited from earth-"at armature 3I5, armature I8I, contact 8 and wiper 315, resistance 338; Earth is also extended over wiper 314 on contact 8, armature I84, interruptercontacts 401, winding of magnet 393 to battery. The wipers of theswitch OP are thus stepped to'pbsition 9.

The next operation is the transmission of the two exchange-designating digits of the called party and his three-digit directory number. These digits are transmitted without translation and when the equipment at the distant exchange is ready for the reception thereof, a momentary alternating current signal is again transmitted to the toll line control circuit thereby causing the operation of relay 21-0 in the converter. With relay 210 operated and wiper 314 on contact 9, earth is extended over this wiper, armatures I63, 214, lower winding of relay I to battery. Relay I80 operates and at armature I'BI opens the above-traced short-circuit for relay 330 and at armature I83 closes a further short-circuit for this relay unless one of the storage relays has been operated when relay 330 operates and initiates the transmission of the impulses. Relay 330 in operating at armature 330 again causes the operation of relay I10 to close the impulse-repeating circuit traced above. In addition relay 330 at armature 33I again closes a circuit for energizing the-magnet of the previously mentioned switch in the toll line control circuit, this circuit extending from earth at armature 331, armature 34I, wiper 313 on contact 9, armatures I9I, bank contact and wiper I05 to conductor 404.

The number of impulses in each train is determined by the rotation of wipers 383 and 384 of the switch'S in a similar manner to the control of theoperation of the vertical and rotary magnets of the switch TDI. When these impulse trains have been transmitted the wipers of the switch OP will he stepped to position I4 where upon earth is transmitted over wiper 314 on contact I4, armature I6I and its resting contact, winding of relay I to resistance battery. Relay I90 at armature I92 opens the circuit of relay.3I-

which releases to cause the release of the. converter, relay I90 releasing on the returnto normal of the switch OP when it is short-circuited by earth over wiper 314-and armature I94.

The majority of zones in the Belgian network for which the circuits have been designed, are

of 100,000 line capacity and these are indicated by a two digit zone prefix while the two remaining; zones are of a 1,000,000 line capacity and in orderv to maintain uniformity in the numbering scheme:

such zones have a single zone designating digit, the second digit serving both as a, zone digit and as the first of the two exchange designating digits. I I

Thus when a particularzone is designated by one digit only, the first of the exchange designating digits is employed for setting the switch TDI in a rotary direction, this digit being also transmitted unchanged for routing. purposes.- The circuits shown in the drawings are arranged to operate in a system in which two zones'only have single designating-digits, these digits be ing 2 and 3. On these levels the shaft springs 306 close to operate relay I60. Relay IE0 at armature I6I changes the release circuit-for controlling the relay I90 in position 13, rather than in position 14, of the wiper 314 of the switch OP.

Also the relay RI60 at armature I62 opens the circuit extending over wiper 313 to conductor 404 so that the switch in the toll line control circuit which controls the operation ofthe storage relays is prevented from stepping to position mitted when the wipers of the switch OP are in position 8 i. e. while the second digit is still stored on the storage relays. Thus, the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth digits are transmitted unchanged with the wipers of the switch OP in positions 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12. At the end of the sixth digit the wipers are stepped to position 13 where earth is extended over wiper 314 on contact I3, armature [BI and its operated contact, winding of relay I90 to battery. Relay I00 operates and causes the release of the converter as previously described.

If a special service call to another zone is being set up under the control of an operator, the converter must be released at an earlier stage since seven digits are unnecessary for setting up calls of this type. The circuits are arranged to deal with special service calls requiring three digits only but it will be understood that more than three digits are at times necessary. In actual fact in the Belgian network for which the circuits shown were designed, inter-zone special service require from 3 to digits in all combinations of one zone digit and two numerical digits to two zone digits and three numerical digits. In order to effect the release of the converter a code-signal is transmitted in the present example after the third digit, as described in connection with the toll line control circuit, which signal is repeated from the toll line control circuit to the converter to cause the operation of Charging rate-Group XXI.

relays I20, I30, and I40. A circuit is now closed as-followsz'earth, armatures I2I, I3I, and III, winding of relay I to battery. The release of the converter follows the operation of relay I90 as previously described.

With regard to the printer-controller shown in Figs. 9,-14, this is substantially similar to the printer-controller shown in'Figs. 15 to 29, inclusive, of the last-mentioned Ostline patent. A brief description will therefore be given of the general operation of this circuit and only those operations which are of interest from the point of view of the present invention will be given in detail.

The printer-controller is taken into use from the toll line control circuit when the called party replaces his receiver by the extension of earth over conductor 914 which operates relay 190 followed by relay 800. The information stored in the toll line control circuit in coded form is then transferred over conductors 969-912 and wipers 923-926 of the switch I? to groups of storage relays in the printer-controller as described in the last-mentioned Ostline patent. Groups XXI, XXII; XXIII, I and VI only are shown in detail. The various items of information are stored on the relay groups as follows:

Calling partys numbe1'-.Groups I to V. Called partys numberGroups VI to XII.

Duration'o-f callGroups XXII and XXIII.

In addition the date and time is obtained from equipment other than the toll line control circuit 1 andis stored on groups XIII to XX. The charging rate is the first item to be received and this is followed by the duration of the call and then by the calling party's number and called partys number, the switch IP stepping from contact to contact as the digits are received. With wiper 921 on contacts 2 and 3, the equipment which gives the date and time is connected up and the information stored. With wiper 921 on contact 4 i. e. after the charging rate and duration have 9 been stored, the pulsing relay operates. This eration of relay 180 at this time serves to cause the operation of the switch RS which acts as a decoding switch and is stopped by the operation of relay 8I0 when the wipers have taken a number of steps equivalent to the numerical value of w the digit which represents the charging rate. Re-

lay 8I0 operates relay 830. Over wiper 944 one of a group of relays (not shown) is operated to select one of three two-directional calculating switches (not shown) and also in certain cases to select certain only of thewipers of the selected switch. This operation is described in detail in the last-mentioned Ostline patent. Over wipers 943 and 944 a circuit is prepared for operatingv the appropriate magnets in the printer in order to cause the charging rate to be printed.

On the operation of relay BID the switch TS is caused to step in synchronism with the vertical and then with the rotary magnet ofthe selected calculating switch, the switch TS acting as a decoding switch as regards the digits representing the duration of the call, the selected calculating switch being setas regards its vertical movement in accordance with the tens digit and as regards its rotary movement in accordance with the units digit. The operation of the magnets is controlled 9 over conductors 610 andBBii. The position taken up by the selected wipers of the switch gives the total cost of the call and by means of cross-connections extending between the switchbanks and conductors leading to the printer magnets, it is possible to print the total cost. Calls for which the charging rate is the lowest are not charged on a time basis and hence the charge for. all calls on this rate are the same and equal to the rate.- In this case no calculating switch is taken into use but a relay is operated. to cause connections to be made to the appropriate. printing magnet for printing the cost of the calla The operation of relay 830 also causes a" printer unit to be associated with the printer-controller whereupon relay 160 operates to initiate the printing operation.- The printer unit comprises two printing mechanisms in the formxof electromagnetically operated typewriters; Oneioi the printers is adapted to print the various: items on a detachable ticket while the other prints the items in a continuous line, each' item being separated from the next byastar. On the-next operation of relay 180 the following circuit is closed: earth, armatures 162, IBI, (3| toarmatures 142. Relay Mt will be operated as described'inthe last-mentioned Ostline patent if the subscriber wishes to be informed of thecost of the'call. The above circuit is then extended over armature 142 to the conductor which extends to the star'- printing magnet inthe ticket-printer in order that an indication of this requirement may be made. If no such indication is to be made armature 142 will not be operated and no circuit operation takes place. Also on the same operation of relay 1811, relay 136 is energized as follows:- earth, armatures 164, l84,'l63,'133,lower winding of relay 730 to battery. Relay 130 is a two-step relay and closes its X armature I35 only at this time.

When relay 18D releases, relay 130 operates fully and at armature 13! opens the circuit of the star-printing magnet.

On the next operation of relay I80 threecircuits are closed, one for extending earth to wipers 9 56 and 941 of the switch OPI, another'for en'- ergising magnet 999 of the switch CPI, and a third forextending earth to wipers 948 and 949. These three circuits control the printing of the various items of information on the ticket and record strip. The circuitflior-extending earth to wiper 9&8 and 949 is as follows: earth, armatures I62, I82, 134, wipers 948 and 949. The circuit for magnet 999 extends as follows: earth, armatures 164, 184, 163, 133, winding of magnet 909tobattery. The circuit for extending earth to wipers Q45 and 941 is as follows: earth, armatures lfiz, 18!, 132 to wipers 946 and 941. The wipers of the switch OPI thus. take one step each time relay Hi releases while the stepping of the switchGT is dependent upon the connections from the banks associated with wipers 948 and 949- ofthe switch OPI. Finally the'printing operation is controlled over wipers 946 and 941 of the switch OPI. I

The calling partys number is the first to be printedand this is stored on the relay groups I to V. The first digit which is stored on group I is transferred over wipers 929 to 932 of the switch GT on contact 2 (the normal position) to the group of relays 850 to 880. This groups 10 operated- On the release of the. relay the wipers of the switch GT are stepped to contact .3 and those of the switch OPI are stepped tocontact 2. In addition earth is removed from the wipers of the switch OPI.

The same operations are performed for each digit and when the complete number has been printed the wipers of the switch GT are stepped to position '7 while those of the switch OPIare stepped to position 6. In this position the shift mechanism of the ticket-printer" is operated over. wiper 946 while the star-printing magnet ofjth'erecord strip printer is operated over'wiper 948; The switch OPI thereupon steps to posi' tion 7 and then to ,positionB; no operation taking. place in. position '7 to give the shift mechanism' sufficient time to operate During the stepping from position 6 to position 8,the wipers of..jthe switch GT remain inposition ,7;

The next" information to, "be printed is the called partys number which on an inter-zone call comprises the digit 0, one 0r two digits representing the zone ofthecalled party, two digits representing the exchange. of the canedparty and finallyfour or three digits respectively.,representing the called partys number in his own exchange. on the next operation of relay 780 therefore earth is extended over wiper' 946 on contact 8 to the appropriate conductor to cause the printlngflof'the digit 0 and the wipers of the switch OPI are then stepped tov position 9. No operation of the switch GT occurs 'at this time.

With the wipers of the switch GT in position. 7 however the first of the zone digits is transferredto relays 850th 880 and when wiper SAGreaches contact Hearth is again extended over the contacts of these relays-to cause the operation of the appropriate printing magnet. The switch OPI is stepped to position 10 and the switch GT to position 8.

Asmentioned above a zone may be designated by one or two digits and in' order to give an indication on the ticket as to which digits are zone digits, .it is arranged that a periodf is printed after the zone digitor digits. Now since there may be one or two 'zone digits, the period will occur in different positions and relay 660 is provided to take care of this. 7 Inthe system for which the circuit has been designed, there are two zones only designated byla single digit, the two digits being2andl3. Further no two digit zones have the digits 2 or 3 for this first digit. Now the digit'2 will be represented by the operation of relays 620 and640 of group VI and the digit 3 by theop eration of relays 620 and 650. When either of these combinations occurs, the following circuit is closed:' earth, armatures 621, 641, or L winding o-frelayBGll to battery. Relay BBUis thus operated on all calls to one digit-zones.

Returning now to the printing operation and assuming firstthat the call is to a two-digit zone, with'wiper 946 of the switch OPI on contact l0, earthis extended overthis "wipen-ar'm'ature 66! in its resting position to the contact pyramid associated with relays 850' ,to 88'0"t0 cause. the printing of the second zone digit." The switch-0P1 is then stepped to position 11 while the switch GT is stepped to position 9 over Wiper 948 and armature 663in its resting position. Over-wiper 946 in position 11 earthis extended over armature 662 in its resting position to the ap- 11 position 12. The switch GT remains in position 9 during this operation since armature 664 is in its resting position. With the switch OPI in position 12 and theswitch GT in position 9 the first of the exchange digits is printed.

If, however, the call is to a one-digit zone, then with wiper 946 of the switch on contact [0, earth is extended over this wiper, and armature BM in its operated positionto the appropriate conductor for causing the period to be printed after the first zone digit whereupon the switch is stepped to position 11. The switch GT remains in position 8 since the armature 663 is in its operated position. In position 11 earth is extended over wiper 946 and armature 662 in its operated position to the contact pyramid to cause the first exchange digit to be printed whereupon the switch OPI is stepped to position 12 while the switch GT is stepped to position 9 since armature 664 is in its operated position.

The remainder of the printing operation and the release of the printer-controller takes place in a manner similar to that described in the last-mentioned Ostline patent and since it does not concern the present invention no detailed description thereof will be given.

The fundamental arrangement of the registertranslator' or converter shown in Figs. 2 to 6, inclusive, utilizing a single digit register which is successively operated from registers in a toll line control circuit to register the successive digits of a called number and to control the production of both translated and non-translated digits, as well as the sending thereof, is disclosed and claimed in the copending application of Rudolph F. Stehlik, Serial No. 743,965, filed April 25, 1947.

I claim:

1. In a telephone system including a recorder, a plurality of exchanges each terminating a group of lines, each of said exchanges being designated by either a code of X characters or a code of Y characters, where X and Y are difierent numbers, and each line in each exchange being designated by a plural digit number, a register mechanism controllable over a calling line in a calling exchange to register therein the code of a called exchange and the number of a called line, and switching apparatus controlled by said register mechanism for setting up a connection from said calling line in said calling exchange to said called line in said called exchange; the combination comprising recorder controlling apparatus including storage relays governed in accordance with the number of charactersincluded in the code registered in said register mechanism, and means controlled by said storage relays for operating said recorder to record, the characters of the code registered in said register mechanism and then to record the digits of the number registered in said register mechanism on'a record with a distinction on the record between the last character of the code and the first digit of the number regardless of whether the code includes'X char-' actors or Y characters.

2. In atelephone system includinga recorder, a plurality of exchanges each terminating a group of lines, each of said exchanges being designated by either a code of X characters or a code of .Y characters, where X and Y are different numbers, and each line in each exchange being designated by 9, plural digit number, and aregister mechanism controllable over a calling line in a calling exchange to register therein the code of 2, called exchange and the number of a called line, and

switching apparatus controlled by said registermechanism for setting up a connection from said calling line in said calling exchange to said called. line in said called exchange; the combination:

comprising recorder controlling apparatus including storage relays governed in accordance with the number of characters included in the: code registered in said register mechanism, and. means controlled by said storage relays for operating said recorder first to record the characters of the code registered in said register mechanism and then to record an arbitrary character and finally to record the digits of the number registered in said register mechanism in adjacent spaces on a record so that said arbitrary character always appears between the last character of the code and the first digit of the number regardless of whether the code includes X characters or Y characters.

3. In a telephone system including a recorder, a plurality of exchanges each terminating a group of lines, each of said exchanges being designated by either an X-digit code or a Y-digit code, where X and Y are different numbers, and each line in each exchange being designated by a plural digit number, and a register mechanism controllable over a calling line in a calling exchange to register therein the code of a called exchange and the number of a called line, and switching apparatus controlled by said register mechanism for setting up a connection from said calling line in said calling exchange to said called line in said called exchange; the combination comprising recorder controlling apparatus including storage devices governed in accordance with the number of digits included in the code registered in said register mechanism, and means controlled by said storage devices for operating said recorder first to record the digits of the code registered in said register mechanism and then to record an arbitrary character and finally to record the digits of the number registered in said register mechanism in ad- J'acent spaces on a record so that said arbitrary character always appears between the last digit of the code and the first digit of the number regardless of whether the code includes Y-digits or Y-digits.

4. In a telephone system divided into zones each'including a plurality of exchanges each terminating a group of lines, each of said zones being designated by either a code of X characters or a code of Y characters, where X and Y are different numbers, and each of said exchanges being designated by a code of Z char acters, where Z is a given number, and each line in each exchange being designated by a plural digit number, and a recorder, and a register mechanism controllable over a calling line in a calling exchange in a callin zone to register therein the code of a called zone and the code of a called exchange and the number of a called line, and switching apparatus controlled by said register mechanism for setting up a connection from said calling line in said calling exchange in said calling zone to said called line in said called exchange in said called zone; the combination comprising recorder controlling apparatus including a storage device governed in accordance with the number of characters included in the zone code registered in said register mechanism, means controlled by said storage device for operating said recorder to record the characters of the zone code registered in said register mechanism and then to record the characters of screen 13 the exchange code registered in said re ister mechanism and finally torecordthe digits of the line number registered in said register mechanism on a record, and additional means controlled by said storage device for operating said recorder to record an arbitrary character on the record between the last. character of the zone code and the first character of the exchange code and an additional'arbitrary character on the record between the last character of the exchange code and the first digit of the line number regardless of whether the zone code includes X characters or Y characters.

5. In a toll ticketing telephone system including, a recorder for recording various items of record information pertaining to each connection established between a calling and a called line, a plurality of exchanges each terminating a group of lines, at least one of said exchanges being identified by a first code comprising a predetermined number of digits and at least one other of said exchanges being identified by a second code comprising a predetermined smaller number of digits, each line in each of said exchanges being identified by a plural digit number, automatic switching apparatus including a trunk circuit, and a register mechanism controllable over a calling line in a calling exchange to register therein the code digits identifying a called exchange and a plural digit number identifying a called line in said called exchange and'for controlling said switching apparatus to set up a connection from said calling line to said called line via said trunk circuit and for storing in said trunk circuit various items of record information pertaining to said connection including said called exchange code digits and said called line plural digit number; the combination comprising a recorder controller, means for associating said controller and said trunk circuit, a plurality of storage relays in said controller, means controlled incident to said association for transferring said items of record information stored in said trunk circuit to said storage relays, and means in said controller for thereafter selectively controllin said recorder to produce a record of,

the various items of record information stored in said storage relays and to produce an arbitrary character on the record between the digits of either a first code or a second code identifying the particular called exchange and the plural digit number identifying the particular called line.

6. In a toll ticketing telephone system including, a recorder for recording various items of record information pertaining to each connection established between a calling and a called line, a plurality of exchanges each terminating a group of lines, at least one of said exchanges being identified by a first code comprising a predetermined number of digits and at least one other of said exchanges being identified by a second code comprising a predetermined smaller number of digits, each line in each of said exchanges being identified by a plural digit number, automatic switching apparatus including a trunk circuit, and a register mechanism controllable over a calling line in a calling exchange to register therein the code digits identifying a called exchange and a plural digit number identifying a called line in said called exchange and for controlling said switching apparatus to set up a connection from said calling line to said called line via said trunk circuit and for storing in said trunk circuit various items of record information pertainingtolsaidlconnection including said called exchange. code digits and said called line plural digitnuinber; the combination comprising a recorder controller, means for associating said controller- 'withsaid trunk cir cuit, a plurality of storage, relays in said controller, means controlled in response to said association of said controller and said trunk circuit for transferring's'aiditems"of record information; stored in said trunkscircuit including said called exchange code digits and said calledline plural digit number to successive ones of said storage relays, means in said controller for thereafter selectively controlling said recorder to produce a record of the various items of record information stored in said storage relays including the digits of said called exchange code and the digits of said called line number, and means in said controller selectively controlled in accordance with the predetermined number of digits comprising said first code or said second code for controlling said recorder to produce an arbitrary character on the record between the last digit of either said first code or said second code identifying a particular called exchange and the first digit of the plural digit number identifying a particular called line.

7. In a toll ticketing telephone system including, a recorder for recording various items of record information pertaining to each connection established between a calling and a called line, a plurality of exchanges each terminating a group of lines, at least one of said exchanges being identified by a first code comprising a predetermined number of digits and at least one other of said exchanges being identified by a second code comprising a predetermined smaller number of digits, each line in each of said exchanges being identified by a plural digit number, automatic switching apparatus including a trunk cir cuit, and a register mechanism controllable over a calling line in a calling exchange to register therein the code digits identifying a called exchange and a plural digit number identifying a called line in said called exchange and for controlling said switching apparatus to set up a connection from said calling line to said called line via said trunk circuit and for storing in said trunk circuit various items of record information pertaining to said connection including said called exchange code digits and said called line plural digit number; the combination comprising a recorder controller, means for associating said controller and said trunk circuit, a plurality of storage relays in said controller, means controlled incident to said association of said controller and said trunk circuit for transferring said items of record information including said called exchange code digits and said called line plural digit number stored in said trunk circuit to successive ones of said storage relays, a control relay in said controller, means controlled by said storage relays for operating said control relay only in the event the called exchange code digits stored in said storage relays correspond to said second code, means in said controller for selectively controlling said recorder to produce a record of the various items of record information stored in said storage relays including each of the digits of said called exchange code and said called line number, and means selectively governed by said control relay for controlling said recorder to produce an arbitrary character on the record between the last digit of a called exchange code and the first digit of a called line 

